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1 Kings 18:12

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18:12 But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. 1  If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. 2  That would not be fair, 3  because your servant has been a loyal follower of 4  the Lord from my youth.

1 Kings 18:24

Context
18:24 Then you 5  will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” 6  All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 7 

1 tn Heb “to [a place] which I do not know.”

2 tn Heb “and I will go to inform Ahab and he will not find you and he will kill me.”

3 tn The words “that would not be fair” are added to clarify the logic of Obadiah’s argument.

4 tn Heb “has feared the Lord” (also see the note at 1 Kgs 18:3).

5 tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.

6 tn Heb “the God.”

7 tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”



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